Baker

Blackwater State Forest in Baker, Florida This map shows areas of interest on the Blackwater River in Baker, Florida.

There are 44 residential real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 4 commercial real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 29 vacant land real estate listings for sale in Baker.
There are 77 total real estate listings for sale in Baker.

44 Residential Real Estate Listings Found

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1. 964982 5354 Fox Hound Lane, Baker $224,900.00 1772 square feet, 3/2, 1996	2. 964815 5403 Torchwood Drive, Baker $321,900.00 2107 square feet, 5/3, 2025
3. 964705 6853 Preston Posey Road, Baker $165,000.00 1835 square feet, 3/2, 1968	4. 964408 6224 Old River Rd Road, Baker $350,000.00 2130 square feet, 5/3, 2021
5. 964388 Baker $529,000.00 2074 square feet, 4/2, 2025	6. 963881 6265 Holloway Road, Baker $949,900.00 3671 square feet, 4/3/1, 2006
7. 963721 5299 Galliver Cutoff, Baker $285,000.00 1634 square feet, 3/2, 1987	8. 963566 1464 Mill Creek Drive, Baker $439,900.00 2203 square feet, 4/3, 2011
9. 963373 6433 Highway 189, Baker $449,000.00 1586 square feet, 3/2, 2011	10. 963162 1693 Dads Road, Baker $525,000.00 2464 square feet, 4/2/1, 1995

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History of Baker

Baker began in 1907, established along a well-traveled trail extending from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The town was named after the Reverend R. G. Baker, J. D. C. Newton's father-in-law; its previous name was Cobb. Early residents earned money as cattle raisers, sheep herders, loggers, and navy store traders who dealt mostly in turpentine and its associated goods.

Baker's growth led to the development of a bank, a pharmacy, a shop for ladies, a doctor's office, a general store, a post office, a hotel, a turpentine distillery, several cotton gins, and Shaw's Blueberry farm, the world's largest at the time.

Baker's Block Museum, refurbished from the general store mentioned above, opened in July of 1996 after a great deal of restoration. The original building was constructed in 1908, in an old pen used to house cattle waiting to be transported via railway for sale at market. Baker's historical association bought the property for restoration and use as a museum. The Baker Block Museum now displays local American Indian artifacts, as well as local historical items such as stills used to make turpentine.

The first photo above shows the eastern wall before Larry Demmers painted a wonderful mural over it. The second photo shows the building's western wall; local prisoners painted the scene which depicts plants and wildlife that lived in the nearby forest.